SOLUTION: one painter can paint a room in 5 days and another can do it in 6 days how long will it take if they worked together

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Question 992156: one painter can paint a room in 5 days and another can do it in 6 days how long will it take if they worked together
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First painter paints    of the room in one day  (in each day,  per day).

The second painter paints    of the room in one day.

Working together they paint   +   of the room in one day  (per day).

+ = + = .

So,  working together,  they paint    of the room per day.

Hence,  it will take    for them to complete the job working together.

= .

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